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DALLAS (AP) — An unopened copy of a vintage Super Mario Bros. video game has been sold for $114,000 in an auction that underscored the enduring popularity of entertainment created decades ago. A bidder who wished to remain anonymous snapped up an e...

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A Crown Point man who grew up playing guitar and drums from a young age runs one of the country's largest ukulele pick manufacturing businesses. John Mick founded Mick's Picks in 2009 after he noticed that ukulele picks w...

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was held out of action for a second straight day Sunday due to a stiff neck. The 2017 AL Rookie of the Year was scratched from a simulated game Saturday after waking up with a sore neck, and the right field...

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline increased by 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.24 per gallon. That's 59 cents below the average pump price from a year ago. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the L...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Kan. (AP) — Two people were arrested after fleeing from officers in northeast Kansas and crashing into a cow and a fence, authorities said. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said 18-year-old Skye Joe Covers Up, of Mayetta, Kansas, a...

DENVER (AP) — Angie Paccione, fresh off a weekly call with university presidents across Colorado, summed up the state of higher education in the midst of a pandemic, an economic recession and a reckoning with lifetimes worth of racial inequities: I...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma surpassed 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Sunday, with state health officials reporting 456 more cases and one additional death linked to the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The new numbers bring the O...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has ruled against some Nashville bar owners who sought a temporary restraining order against city officials in an effort to push back against coronavirus restrictions. Federal Judge Eli Richardson denied the r...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thousands of Oklahoma residents were without power Sunday after severe thunderstorms ripped across parts of the state overnight. Oklahoma Gas & Electric reported nearly 27,000 clients were without electricity late Sunday m...

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire have introduced a bill that would help spouses of active-duty service members save for retirement by expanding access to employer-sponsored retirement plans. Collins, a Republican,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management plans to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy out of bankruptcy, ending 163 years of family control. The companies did not put a price on the deal in an announcement Sunday. The agreement still n...

WASHINGTON (AP) — China has fast become a top election issue as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in a verbal brawl over who's better at playing the tough guy against Beijing. The Trump campaign put out ads showing Biden t...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) The smartphone in your hand enables you to record a video, edit it and...

As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher. They're urging a more cautious...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Near the end of March, a couple of weeks into the COVID-19 outbreak that put normal on hold across America, Jay Wilson's wife asked him what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday this year. Wilson, who lives in the B...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo says he doesn't know if he actually had the coronavirus despite two positive tests, since he has never had any symptoms and also had multiple negative tests. "I wish I had an answer," he s...

NEW YORK (AP) — With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety amid the coronavirus pandemic: face shields for the players' helmets. The NFL and the p...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's revamped public health order took effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren't happy that they've been ordered to rollback indoor dining. The owners say they've gone to great lengths to m...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A former Boy Scout leader was charged with rape and child abuse for crimes dating back years, court records show. Andrew Rowland, 45, of Overland Park faces charges of rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child i...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A team of researchers and historians on Monday resumed test excavations of potential unmarked mass graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. A backhoe operator began slowly moving dirt at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery, where g...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health officials on Monday reported 510 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and noted the state's first death of a child from the disease. Officials at Fort Sill Army Post in southwest Oklahoma confirmed a 13-year-old depend...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas State Fair Board voted Monday to cancel this year's fair amid the coronavirus pandemic. Its reversal came a week after the board initially voted to continue with the fair, sparking concern from vendors and the c...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has upheld the U.S. Forest Service's authority to keep a 250-mile (400-kilometer) motorcycle race out of sage grouse habitat in Nevada's high desert, rejecting a lawsuit by off-road vehicle enthusiasts who argued t...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A state agency said Monday that the public can submit proposals for a new Mississippi flag, using two requirements in state law: The designs cannot include the Confederate battle emblem, and they must have the phrase, "In God W...

NEW YORK (AP) — Here comes the latest hurdle for the pandemic-defying stock market to leap with ease, investors hope: the worst quarterly profit drop in more than a decade. Stocks climbed worldwide Monday, adding to their stellar gains of recent m...